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Mr Francis Mwijukye, the Buhweju Member of Parliament, said the district has missed out on getting improved services such as schools, health centres, hydro power connection, and clean water extension because of the disagreements. PHOTO | ZADOCK AMANYISA
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Since its split from the Greater Bushenyi in 2010, Buhweju District has suffered an unending wave of religious and political divisions among leaders.
The conflicts, which were reportedly fuelled by a cross section of leaders for polticial interests, have impeded service delivery in the hilly district.
It is against this background that the incoming district leadership has committed to unite all the warring sections.
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8 killed in Uganda mudslides ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 15:47 IST
Kampala [Uganda], Feburary 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight people were killed and three others injured on Thursday in mudslides caused by heavy downpours in the western Ugandan district of Buhweju, police said.
Martial Tumusiime, regional police spokesman for Greater Bushenyi, a bordering district, told Xinhua by telephone on Friday that seven people were killed on the spot while the eighth person died in a nearby health center.
The three injured were rushed to nearby health centers for treatment.
Tumusiime said the dead included four members of the same family. They were taking shelter from one house after it started raining heavily. Unfortunately, the house was swept by mudslides, he said. (ANI/Xinhua)
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